Total Crime Rate
5.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Besthorpe Road area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in All Saints & Wayland , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Besthorpe Road (NR17 2NA) in the last 12 months was 5.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the All Saints & Wayland average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2023. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Besthorpe Road (NR17 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kishorn Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddock Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In All Saints & Wayland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Surrogate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunnett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunnett Close | Under investigation |
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